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He's Robbing the Charts

So he's back with a brand new album and it's really shifting off the shelves, but how much does Jack Rob take inspiration from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Stone Roses? We had an interview and took the opportunity to ask your questions for you, while we caught up.

Hey Jack, Recently you've taken a new, darker direction with your singles. What's caused this change of colour?

"Well, it's funny, really." He says to me. "We all at the same time came together and had a discussion, deciding how we'd go with the new album. I had recently gone through a break up, so I had a lot of rage within me. When I suggested a darker album, they jumped on board very quickly." Jack came to a conclusion further towards the end of the chat and told me "We all just felt it was time for a change."

And what a change it was. The change from light to darkness across the albums 'Park Joys' and 'Tunnel Vision'. Now Jack Rob calls to his audience with heavy baselines and plenty of kick drums, while he paints a picture of the dark side of East London with his enthralling lyrics. Our resident album reviewer, John Kennedy, granted the album a 9 out of 10 in this weeks ALBUM REVIEW (pg. 34)...

Since your comment describing Olly Murs as a 'bit of a tw*t' have you received any complaints from the public? Have your views changed?

Jack replied to this question with ease, he stated that his comment resulted in "around about 20 death threats being sent to me. I laughed so bloody much as each one came through, there was some pretty violent messages but it's not like they can hurt me." As far as his views on the matter he said, "Obviously, from this onslaught of abuse, I know that I'm in a lot of danger from some twelve year olds, so I'll have to retract my earlier statement." 

You went on tour last year supporting Kings of Leon, what was that experience like?

"It was mental." He says, laughing. "Every night was like another party, packed with fan girls and booze." Jack continued to say it was "The best experience of my life, I'm not gonna forget it. It were brilliant." When I asked if he'd do it again he said "Not when I'm their age but while I'm still young, I'd accept at a moment's notice."

With the release of your new album TUNNEL VISION, can we expect tour dates to be announced soon?

Rob nodded at me, tell me "Yes, of course there will be tour dates. Right now we're just waiting for Iain, the bassist to be told the due date for his wife's pregnancy, so we know when to avoid having the tour." "As soon as everything is cleared up, I expect we'll do a full press release." So there you have it, any tour dates are sure to be scheduled just around the corner.